This document appears to be a midterm exam for a building technology course. It covers topics like building materials, structural components, stresses and forces on structures, wood joints, and problem solving. The exam has over 100 multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing the students knowledge of these topics.
This document appears to be a midterm exam for a building technology course. It covers topics like building materials, structural components, stresses and forces on structures, wood joints, and problem solving. The exam has over 100 multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing the students knowledge of these topics.
This document appears to be a midterm exam for a building technology course. It covers topics like building materials, structural components, stresses and forces on structures, wood joints, and problem solving. The exam has over 100 multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing the students knowledge of these topics.
This document appears to be a midterm exam for a building technology course. It covers topics like building materials, structural components, stresses and forces on structures, wood joints, and problem solving. The exam has over 100 multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing the students knowledge of these topics.
II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct, and if not
underline the incorrect word and write the correct answer on the space provided before
each number.
______________________16. Knee is the convex bend at the back of the handrail.
______________________17. Stair turret is a building containing an elliptical stair that usually fills it entirely; a stair enclosure which projects beyond the building roof. ______________________18. Landing is that horizontal floor as resting place in a flight.
______________________19. Flyers are the steps in a flight which are adjacent with each other.
______________________20. Bearers is a support for landings wedged into the walls secured by the stringers. ______________________21. Face mould is a section produced on any inclined plane vertically over a curved plan of a handrail. ______________________22. Pitch is the angle formed by the stairway. ______________________23. Stairwell is the whole set of stair. The structure containing the flight of stair. ______________________24. Close string is a staircase with open newel in a dog stair.
______________________25. Stair headroom is the clear vertical height measured from the nosing of a
stair tread to any overhead construction.
______________________26. Stairs are the assembly consisting of a tread and a riser.
______________________27. Straight flight of stairs is one having the steps parallel at right angle to the strings. ______________________28. Soffit is the underneath of an arch or molding.
______________________29. Scroll or curtail step is the top step with the front end sloped to receive. ______________________30. Geometrical stairs are a flight of a stair supported by the carriage at the
end of the steps.
_______________________31. Pitching piece is a vertical member where one end is wedged into the wall at the top of the flight of stairs that supports the upper end of the rough stringer. _______________________32. Riser the height of a flight of stairs from landing to landing. The height between the successive treads or stairs. _______________________33. Winders are steps not parallel with each other. _______________________34. Front stair is the string on the side of stairs where baluster is placed. _______________________35. Half space is an interval between two flights of steps staircase. _______________________36. Curve out is a concave curve on the back of a front string. _______________________37. Flyer is a slope surface that rises and twists simultaneously. _______________________38. Flight of stair are the series of steps from one landing to another. _______________________39 Well hole is an opening in the middle of the staircase as distinguished from solid newel wherein the ends of steps are attached. _______________________40. String is the part of a flight of stairs that form its ceiling or soffit.
III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write A if only the first statement is true, B if only the
second statement is true, C if both statements are correct and D if both statements are
wrong. _______________________41. A. Short
column is when the supported height of the column is not greater than ten times the shortest lateral
dimension of the cross section.
B. Long column is when the supported height of the column is more
than ten times the shortest lateral dimension of the cross section.
_______________________42 A. Tied column has reinforcement consisting of vertical or longitudinal
bars held in position by lateral reinforcement called ties.
B. The term column is loosely used in general sense for any support like
post or a pier.
_______________________43. A. Flat slab has standard thickness of 10 centimeters but sometimes as
thin as 7 cm having widths from 100 to 120 centimeters with length up to 11 meters.
B. Pitch is the angle of inclination of the horizontal of the stairs.
_______________________44. A. Wreath is the whole of a helically curved curved out.
B. Fillet is a band fastened to the face of a wall string below the curve
extending the width of a tread.
_______________________45. A. Curtail step the first step by which a stair is ascended, terminating at
the end in a form of a scroll following the plan of a handrail.
B. Hollow plank thickness ranges from 10 to 20 centimeters and widths
from 120 -240 centimeters.
_______________________46. A. Housing are the notches in the string board of a stair for the
reception of stairs. B. Tread
return is in an open stair, the continuation of the horizontal rounded edge of the tread beyond the stair
stringer.
_______________________47. A. Double Tee generally have a width of 120-240 centimeters and
having a span of up to 15 meters.
B. Tread width the horizontal distance from the first to the last riser of
stair flight.
_______________________48. Straight flight of stairs are the steps in a flight which are parallel with
each other.
B. Single tee is used for roofing having a span of up to 30 meters and
more.
_______________________49. A. Oxidation makes wood stronger.
B. Durability is the ability of a material to resist stress and strain.
_______________________50. A. Quarter sawing is more economical and less wood waste compared
to radial type of sawing.
B. Staircase is a winding staircase enclosed by wall resembling a well.
IV. Enumeration.
A. Common Causes of Decay in wood are:
51
52.
53. 54.
B. Abnormal growth on woods are identified as
55.
56.
57.
58.
C. The price of lumber is variable depending upon.
59.
60.
61.
D. Nature of the surface when sewed.
62.
63.
E. Artificial Seasoning Methods
64.
65.
66.
F. Manner of Quarter or Rift Sawing
67.
68.
69.
70.
G. Kinds of stresses that may act on the structure
71. 72.
73.
74.
H. Stresses that usually brought by load of forces.
75.
76.
77.
V. MATCHING TYPE.
A. MATCH THE JOINT WITH ITS CORRESPONDING DIAGRAM
_______78. Finger
_______79. Rabbet
_______80. Miter Half Lap
_______81. Dado
_______82. Ship or Head
_______83. Dado Tongue & Rabbet
_______84. Stopped Dado
_______85. Scarf
_______86. Half Blind
_______87. Squared Splice
_______88. Cross Lap
_______89. Butt
_______90. Ship Lap
_______91. Shoulder
_______92. Splice
A B C D E
F G H I
J K L M
N O P VI. IDENTIFICATION.
____________________________93. Is a kind of alteration or deformation produced by the stresses.
____________________________94. Is the effect of external forces that acts upon the structure causing
the adjacent sections of a member to slip from each other.
____________________________95. Is an internal action set up between the adjacent molecule of the
body when acted upon by forces or combination of forces that produces strain.
____________________________96. Is a tendency of a force to cause rotations about a certain point of
axis.
____________________________97. Is the cohesive power of the materials that resist an attempt to
pull it apart in the direction of its fiber.
____________________________98. Is the maximum unit of stress developed at any time of rupture.
____________________________99. Is the structural member supporting the transverse load with each
end resting on support.
____________________________100 The tendency of a force to cause rotation about a certain point of
axis. VII. PROBLEM SOLVING
A. 101-120. HOW MANY GYPSUM BOARDS IS NEEDED ON A 8.00 X 3.00 METERS
INTERIOR DRYWALL PARTITION USING A 12 mm STANDARD CORE GYPSUM BOARD.
(SHOW YOUR SOLUTION)
B. 121-130. FIND THE TOTAL BOARD FOOT OF 5 PIECES 2”X6”X14’
A. 131-140. HOW MANY GYPSUM BOARDS IS NEEDED ON A 3.00 X 2.00 METERS INTERIOR
CEILING USING A 12 mm STANDARD CORE GYPSUM BOARD. (SHOW YOUR SOLUTION)
D. 140-150.FILL THE NECESSARY DATA NEEDED ON CEMENT, SAND, GRAVEL RATIO CEMENT CLASS CEMENT FINE AGGREGATES COARSE AGGREGATES
